The Tai-Ex opened up 74-points this morning from yesterday's close, at 22,342

on turnover of $3.5-billion N-T.

Shares in Taiwan closed higher Friday but gains were limited by looming

downgrades to the country's weighting in two of MSCI Inc.'s major indices.

The bellwether electronics sector saw most of its upturn eroded, while select

nontech stocks in the transportation and construction industries attracted

rotational buying to lend support to the broader market.

The Central Weather Administration says skies across Taiwan will be mostly

sunny or cloudy with occasional thundershowers in some areas.

Forecasters say the short thunderstorms will be in central and southern

regions or mountainous areas during the afternoon.

For daytime temperatures, the CWA says most areas will see highs of 33 to 36

degrees Celsius, with a possibility of temperatures exceeding 37 degrees in

regions north of Hsinchu.

Meanwhile….

Tropical Storm Yagi is located about 890 kilometers southeast of Eluanbi, and

is expected to move northwest toward the northern part of Luzon Island and

the Bashi Channel.

Officials say starting Tuesday evening, moisture (濕氣、水分) levels along

Taiwan's eastern half and southern regions are expected to increase due to

the influence of the storm's outer bands.

(NS)

Joe Biden has spoken with the family of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old

Israeli-American, whose body was among the six discovered by the IDF in

southern Gaza.

The US President and Vice-President Kamala Harris also issued statements

reaffirming (重申) their commitment to secure the release of the remaining

hostages held by Hamas.

Jagruti Dave has more from Washington.

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Philippine authorities have raided a suspected illegal online gaming and

cyberscam complex and taken into custody more than 160 people who were

committing (犯) internet-based crimes.

Philippine officials say the raid were carried out by more than 100

government agents, backed by military intelligence, on Saturday on a resort

compound in Lapu-Lapu city.

The move is part of an ongoing crackdown after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

ordered a ban in July on widespread online gaming operations that cater

mostly to clients in China, where illegal gambling is banned.

Marcos said then that the massive gambling operations have ignored Philippine

laws and also committed other crimes, including financial scams, human

trafficking, torture, kidnappings and murder.

Paralympics organizers say triathlon competitions in Paris scheduled for

Sunday have been postponed for a day because of concerns about water quality

in the Seine River after heavy rainfall.

Late Sunday night, organizers confirmed the 11 para triathlon events would go

ahead today, saying in a statement that new water testing results and

monitoring "indicate that water quality continues to improve and will be

within the World Triathlon thresholds on race day."

Rainstorms hit the French capital Friday and Saturday.

Heavy rains cause wastewater and runoff to flow into the river, leading to a

rise in bacteria levels including E. Coli.

The disruption is another hiccup (造成短暫延誤或中斷的小問題) for the city’s

efforts to clean up the river for future public swimming.

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